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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Construction and Reconstruction - Construct understanding based on analysis and synthesis.

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2. Behaving without thinking about possible consequences. May act or speak without first thinking about how their behavior might make other people react of feel






3. A significant unit of visual shape. We use the visual shape as to cover not only writing - but also any other shape perceived by the eye which is a visible representation of a unit of speech. A single graphic letter or letter cluster which represents






4. Is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the






5. Is one that provides for translating test scores into a statement about the behavior to be expected of a person with that score or their relationship to a specified subject matter. Most tests and quizzes written by school teachers are criterion-refer






6. A base word or meaningful unit in there terminology of structural linguistics.






7. A graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments.






8. Students proceed trough predictable stages of learning to reading.

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9. State Law - Requires administration of reading instruments to diagnose reading problems. Each district does - has to notify parents and provide instruction






10. 1877 - first to use the term "word-blindness"






11. Ability to think reason and solve problems. Skills are usually measured by an individual test of intelligence/IQ test. Requires being able to generalize from past experience and use that knowledge to respond to new situations.






12. 1904 - reported 2 cases of "congenital word blindness" - called for schools to establish procedures for screening as well as appropriate teaching of those that were identified with congenital word-blindness






13. Whole language - Drop Everythng and read - evaluation through miscues - founds of whole language






14. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






15. Whole body learning






16. Given normal vision - the ability to recognize and interpret information taken in with the eye.






17. Tests used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational - psychological - or medical difficulties or disabilities in order to facilitate correction or remediation.






18. Was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class - replacing it with a foreign - French-speaking monarchy - aristocracy - and clerical hierarchy. This - in turn - brought about a transformation of the English languag






19. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






20. Scores expressed in their original form without statistical treatment - such as the number of correct answers on a test.






21. Multiple Viewpoints - Analyze text critically - understand multiple point of view

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22. Edward III - English again becomes the official language of the state -Chaucer - Canterbury Tales - English borrows from Latin and Greek languages - Anglo-French compounds appear (gentlewomen - gentlemen - faithful - etc) - Latin layer of language -






23. Given normal hearing - the ability to understand spoken language in a meaningful way.






24. Explicitly teaches strategies and techniques for studying texts and acquiring meaning






25. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






26. Are standardized and measure your progress and achievements as a student.






27. MSLE instruction requires that organization on material follow the logical order of the language. Sequence must begin with the easiest and progress to more difficult material. Each step must be based on prior knowledge.






28. Proceeds from the part to the whole.Reading is driven by the text. Emphasizes the written or printed text. Flesch - Gough - LaBerge and Samuels.






29. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






30. Phonemic Awareness - Phonics - Vocabulary Development - Reading Fluency - including oral reading skills - Reading Comprehension Strategies






31. A pattern of letters (found in a single syllable) which occurs frequently together. The pronunciation of at least one of the component parts is unexpected or the letters stand in an unexpected sequence ( ar - er - ir - or - us - qu - wh)






32. Four adjacent letters representing one sound (eigh)






33. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






34. Comprehensive end-of-year exams - reflecting the specific subject matter outlines in the curriculum.






35. Take frequent study breaks - move around to learn new things - work at a standing position - chew gum while standing - listen to music while studying - skim material first then read in detail






36. Most soundly supported by research for effective instruction in beginning reading - Must be explicitly taught - Must be systematically organized and sequenced - Must include learning how to blend sounds together






37. Participate in classroom discussions - make speeches/presentations - use tape records during lectures - read text out loud - create musical jingles - create mnemonics to aid memorization - discuss ideas verbally






38. Pre-reading - Oral Language Development

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39. Screening test. Elementary age only. Asks test taker to name the letters of the alphabet






40. A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require decoding to identify. A sight word may or may not be phonetically regular.






41. Provide different ways for kids to take in information or communicate their knowledge back to you. The changes do not alter or lower the standards or expectations of a subject or a test.






42. The ability to segment words into their component phonemes. Is an important aspect of phonological awareness






43. A single functioning or signaling unit of our word patterns. The separate sound units of spoken words.






44. A spoken or written unit that must have a vowel sound and that may include consonants that precede or follow that vowel. Syllables are units of sound made by one impulse of voice.






45. Stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder - longer - and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth opens wider while saying an accented syllable.






46. Was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500.[1] This was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) - a Danish linguist and Anglicist - who coined the term. Because English spellin






47. A type of test score that is calculated based on the age that an average person earns a given score within the tested population.






48. Anglo-Saxon - Latin - Greek






49. Individual Educational Plan






50. Use - pictures - charts - maps - graphs - etc...clear view of teacher - color to highlight important text - ask teacher to provide handouts - illustrate ideas as pictures before writing them down - use multi media